What is the best time to post on social media?

Question: I am wondering what are the best times to post for the various social media sites. I use The SEO System as my primary SEO and social media software and so, as I do my daily social media updates, I am wondering when they will be most effective? Thanks in advance for your help. -Bethany, Phoenix, AZ

Best Time to Post Social Media Updates

Bethany, thanks for the question about social media update times. Obviously, when you put in the effort to do social media updates, you want them read by as many people as possible.

We have included an infographic below from Lori Taylor’s social caffeine site. This infographic depicts the absolute best and worst times to post your social media updates for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, and Pinterest.

Bethany, as you look at the graphic below, remember these social media update times are “absolutes”, absolutely the best and worst times for updates. The reason that this is important to note is that you do not want to burden yourself with extra work by waiting to post your social media update at the absolute best time. There are many “good” times to post and, with everybody reading about the best time to post on social media, it stands to reason that more people will be doing it. Thus, if you post at a good time, you may actually get more views due to lesser volume.

Director of SEO, Social Media, and Web Content Development at The SEO System

Richard Cummings has been practicing online marketing for many years and has setup and optimized hundreds of WordPress sites.He founded The SEO System to provide SEO, social media, and online marketing services and software to businesses.